I have been around Joni Ernst on a few occasions and have found her agreeable. Chuck Grassley is a darn good guy in person. He can be funny. I have personally known my last 2 state house members and the current one, I have known his family for years and they are salt of the Earth. I might not agree with everything that they vote for but I can still appreciate them as good people. I have met a couple that I'm not fond of as well, and I've pissed a beauracrat or 2 off in Washington DC, and in Des Moines. They were being dumb asses and got called on it. I belong to an organization that allows me to come into close contact with these politician's (if I wanted to, it could be very frequently) and sometimes the people behind the scenes. The unelected one's behind the scenes can sometimes be the hardest to get through to, they have agendas as well, and don't see the real world for what it truly is.